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The updated terms establish a time-limited referral promotion running through September 30, 2026, with new eligibility criteria for referrers. To qualify for the higher $75 bonus, referrers must maintain either $100 in combined Invest assets or an eligible direct deposit at the time the referred recipient enrolls. Referrers who do not meet these criteria will receive a lower $50 bonus. The terms also restrict bonuses to new Self-Directed Account openings only, excluding Automated Invest and IRA accounts from referral rewards. Referrals must be completed within the promotion period or they become ineligible. You should verify your account meets the stated asset or direct deposit requirements if you intend to participate in the referral program before the September 30 deadline.
View change record →The updated terms establish new restrictions on how referrers can promote SoFi products and create additional obligations for anyone participating in the referral program. Referrers must now obtain express consent before sending promotional text messages in Washington State, cannot use mass email or commercial advertising to solicit referrals, and must clearly disclose their financial relationship to SoFi in any promotion. The revised terms prohibit making claims about product outcomes, interest rates, or approval odds unless directed to official SoFi webpages, and establish a $10,000 annual cap on cumulative referral and welcome bonuses. Tax reporting obligations now apply, with SoFi reporting bonuses as miscellaneous income to the IRS on Form 1099-MISC. You can review the specific promotional campaign rules for each referral link and ensure compliance with state and platform-specific disclosure requirements before promoting.
View change record →The updated terms establish a Privacy Preference Center that provides granular cookie controls rather than requiring blanket acceptance of all tracking technologies. Previously, SoFi stated that users who did not make a selection agreed to all tracking uses; the revised terms now require users to affirmatively allow functional cookies and other tracking categories. The updated language explicitly describes that functional cookies enable enhanced site functionality and personalization, and that blocking certain cookies may impact site experience. You can now toggle cookie categories on or off individually rather than accepting or declining all tracking as a single choice.
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"You may not use or otherwise export or re-export the mobile Application except as authorized by United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which the Application was obtained.Excerpt from SoFi's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “You may not use or otherwise export or re-export the mobile Application except as authorized by United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which the Application was obtained.”
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